You know your an electronics geek when...

[jdraughn]

I was watching The Last Witch Hunter the other day and there was this scene where a whole bunch of witches were working together in a chain to cast a powerful spell. The hero was able to interrupt the spell by killing just one of the witches in the "chain", and I thought "Should have gone with the star configuration instead of delta".  While not a perfect analogy, was still a pretty geeky thing to think

[Tomorokoshi]

I was watching The Last Witch Hunter the other day and there was this scene where a whole bunch of witches were working together in a chain to cast a powerful spell. The hero was able to interrupt the spell by killing just one of the witches in the "chain", and I thought "Should have gone with the star configuration instead of delta".  While not a perfect analogy, was still a pretty geeky thing to think

I would have thought they would use AetherNet.

Now, if it was Tolkien Ring...

[rrinker]

 Those Tolkien Ring networks work great until they get too close to Mordor.

[station240]

Nah Raid6 those witches, then he would need to kill 3 to have any effect.

[T3sl4co1l]

Those Tolkien Ring networks work great until they get too close to Mordor.

http://dilbert.com/search_results?terms=Mordac+The+Preventer

[rrinker]

Those Tolkien Ring networks work great until they get too close to Mordor.

http://dilbert.com/search_results?terms=Mordac+The+Preventer

This is one of my classic favorites

http://dilbert.com/strip/1996-05-02

[Delta]

When you don't know the difference between your and you're?

[GreyWoolfe]

When you don't know the difference between your and you're?

Nah, that's most of the population, it seems.

[vk6zgo]

When you don't know the difference between your and you're?

Nah, that's most of the population, it seems.

In days of yore when we were young,it was not the case.

Why,in a quiz show I watched recently,the contestant didn't know yaw was one of the principal axes of an aircraft in flight.
It would have shocked the Principal of the local Aeronautics College, to find that people out there in the public  didn't know their first principles.
"They're all fools out there!",he would have spluttered.

[Shadetreeprops]

When you don't know the difference between your and you're?

How did this go from witch hunter to grammer nazi's....besides the point.

I hate it when i get gremlins in my project, and if i feed them after midnight, it only gets worse.

[vk6zgo]

"Grammer Nazis"?--I didn't know Kelsey had such extreme political views!

[VK3DRB]

when You Have no friggin' Idea when to Use upper or lower Case in a Sentence because even though the System Let you get a Degree you were Not Even competent enough to Graduate from primary School

[Delta]

When you don't know the difference between your and you're?

Nah, that's most of the population, it seems.

Yep.  I would have hoped that engineers would show a little more attention to detail though...

[T3sl4co1l]

From what I've seen, the average engineer has average spelling.

I think most people tend to put similar amounts of care into the things they do, so poor [occupationers] tend to do their jobs, and speak, and write, poorly, and exceptional ones tend to do well.

Tim

[T3sl4co1l]

Just for pedantry's sake, if you're curious --

I'm not sure what extent do (native) English speakers care about their grammar to, but I forgot most of the formal English I've learned in middle school and high school.
Actually in China formal British English is mandatory for most students, but most of us, including me, forgot most of the stringent rules after graduated from high school.

Oooh, I don't think I've seen "to" displaced that far in a sentence.  There's a joke about that sort of syntax:

Supposedly an editor had clumsily rearranged one of Churchill’s sentences to avoid ending it in a preposition, and the Prime Minister, very proud of his style, scribbled this note in reply: “This is the sort of English up with which I will not put.”

("Which I will not put up with" being the common phrasing.)

Tim

[all_repair]

You know you are one, if you are in this forum and reading this thread.

2.  A supporter to https://www.patreon.com/mikeselectricstuffb

3.  A subscriber of boldplot.
BTW today is the last day to get the PEASE kit.

[SeanB]

Your english is a lot better than my Mandarin, I might have to take lessons from the Hans upstairs, if I ever do see them. They work long hours, leave early, arrive late.

[SeanB]

Your english is a lot better than my Mandarin, I might have to take lessons from the Hans upstairs, if I ever do see them. They work long hours, leave early, arrive late.

You do not live in a Chinese speaking environment, but I live in an English speaking environment.

Come live here and you will learn 10 new languages quite quickly. 11 official languages.........

[Zbig]

Come live here and you will learn 10 new languages quite quickly. 11 official languages.........

When we're at it... is "zef" a real thing? Last year I've discovered Die Antwoord band.

[Delta]

There is nothing pedantic or grammar nazi about picking up on using "your" instead of "you're".  It's not even grammar, it's THE WRONG BLOODY WORD!

[Smokey]

My favorite "you know you are an EE nerd when..." story is about Jim Williams:

"...Everyone knew Jim loved his circuits, but Siu is Jim's true love. ...... After his first date with Siu he called up and told me that he didn't think about circuits all night. ... That was a big deal for Jim...."
-Steve Young, CTO, BAM Labs

[TSL]

You know when you're an EG when the first thing you do when you wake up is read this thread ! 

[Cerebus]

When you don't know the difference between your and you're?

How did this go from witch hunter to grammer nazi's....besides the point.

I hate it when i get gremlins in my project, and if i feed them after midnight, it only gets worse.

"...to a grammar Nazi's what?", as my old English teacher, John "Rusty" Reynolds would have said before giving one a 1000 lines for misspelling 'grammar' while studying at a grammar school.

You could do almost anything in one of John's lessons without earning a more serious punishment than a raised eyebrow or a weary, sad telling off except misspell 'grammar'. Minimum fine 1000 lines and it was a mistake you didn't make twice.

[edy]

You know you're an electronics geek when....

The first you do when you get a new gadget is not to turn it on, but to take it appppaaaaarrrrrttt !!! 

[bitseeker]

You know you're an electronics geek when the first thing that comes to mind when an electronic device dies is, "grrr, electrolytic caps".